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This weekend I was out going to estate sales/thrifting or just plain vac hunting. Kenny Loveland was up for the weekend and we just happened to drive by this Kirby dealer that sometimes sells trade ins. I saw a sign in the parking lot that said "Vacuums, Starting at $20.00". So we decided to...

I have always thought the Dual Sanitronic 50 was named so to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Kirby. I have a plate, pictured below that leads me to that conclusion. If the plate isn't correct than why did they make it? It has the date range of 1915 to 1965. The 50th anniversary would...

Here is a pic of a Kirby box I have that I believe came out with the C models. I acquired this from Jim Kirby at his storage unit cleanout. Rick Asquith got one just like this also but his is much nicer than mine. The color is a dark cardboard brown with red lettering. I have a Kirby 505 box...

Here is a guide on buffing that I used to figure out how to do it. I have achieved pretty good results, maybe not quite as good as a professional but pretty darn close. I use 3 different types of buffing pads and three different compounds. I use a sisal buff with Emery(Black), spiral cotton with...

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Last week, while I was out going to estate sales, I stopped in at this junk store. I just discovered the place the prior week. The place has lots of electronic stuff, computers and some other general miscellaneous stuff. The first time I went I saw a Dyson canister hooked up right around where...

To get the fan off, look through the access hole just behind the fan case and look at the shaft the fan is attached to, there will be a hole all the way through the shaft. I just stick an ice pick through that hole in the middle of the shaft and then turn the fan the opposite way it turns when...

Those are beautiful finds, Congrats! Chad

This past weekend I went to a bunch of estate sales in KC and didn't find much except for a couple of Hoover Constellations. The odd thing is they were at the same house. They were priced at 4.00 each but it was half price day so I thought I'd be paying 4.00 for both of them. When I went to pay...

Hi, I am restoring a Kirby 560 and I took the belt lifter apart so I could buff the metal part on my buffing machine. Well, now I can't figure out how to get the clip back in to hold the plastic piece in the lifter. I have done this in the past years ago and I can't remember if I ever...

I didn't see a C2 but I did recently see a C or 1C as some call it. It sold for 504.00. It kind of looked like it might have actually been an R, but there was only one picture and it wasn't very close up. I can't believe that person didn't have more pictures.

Speaking of Revolation I found a Revolation at an estate sale this past weekend. It's older than the one pictured above. Mine is a C2 model. It needs some work on the motor as it doesn't sound the best. But it does run and has good suction. The hose is completely dead. Here is a pic of it. Chad

The reason for the low rating of Door to door vacs is the price. A Kirby or Rainbow are not worth the money they charge for them new. And CU is testing new vacuums, not used. I would never recommend someone buy a new Rainbow, Kirby, Filter Queen or any other door to door vac new. The price has a...

You can also use a Eureka power nozzle belt since they made the nozzle.

Very nice 508! I love it. I just recently polished up my 508 too. Mine is missing the original bag and I guess the original belt lifter as mine is the later 509 style. Interesting what you said about the 505 not having a belt lifter until 1946. I recently sold a 505 with the cap instead of the...

I recently found one of my dream machines on Ebay, a Royal Pony with the Manta Rey Power Nozzle. I wasn't really all that interested in the vac, but I really wanted the power nozzle that went with it. It's a really neat looking nozzle I think. I first saw it when visiting Rick Asquith. I didn't...

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Kenny came to Kansas City for a visit this weekend since he and I are both off for the MLK holiday. We went thrifting and to estate sales yesterday and found some pretty cool vacuums. We found a Hoover Convertible 34 Special, a Hoover Convertible Model 707, a Hoover Celebrity and a Hoover...